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Taking Time to Remember…

Now that Labor Day has passed, we are heading into the week that as Americans, I hope we never forget, September 11, 2001.

Our country changed that day and for many of us, it will be a memory seared into our minds forever.

Do you remember where you were on that morning of September 11 when the T.V. reports told the story of crashing airplanes in New York City and then another hitting the Pentagon, and the last plane that the brave passengers rallied to prevent another terrorist attack?

I do. I also remember the raw emotions that followed in the days to come.

We are a country of heroes. Ordinary people who do extraordinary things… every day.

We are people who care about our neighbors and our neighborhoods.

Freedom isn’t just a word we sing in a song, it’s the backbone of this country and many generations of men and women have sacrificed their lives so that we can still say we live in the ‘land of the free and the home of the brave’.

I encourage you to take a moment to stop and remember what happened that day.

And then with gratitude, go on your way continuing to do your own acts of goodwill.

Thank you for the sacrifices that were made on September 11, 2001. We salute you!

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